When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you'll most certainly be right. It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors' code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was pletely in despair. Later that evening, I had another examination and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I' m fine now.
This was the closest I've been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually bee the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn't waste it repeating someone else's life. Don' t be trapped by dogma（教条）— which is living with the results of other people' s thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to bee. Everything else is secondary.
【小题1】The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because .A．he had to rest at homeB．his disease couldn't be cured C．his disease was not serious at allD．he had to wait for the result of the test【小题2】What does the author think of death?A．He thinks it is impossible to avoid.B．He thinks it is not the end of life.C．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life.【小题3】In the author's opinion, we should .A．follow others' adviceB．take no notice of diseases C．take exercise and keep healthyD．have the courage to follow our heart【小题4】What does the underlined word “encountered” in paragraph 2 mean?A．came acrossB．dealt withC．survivedD．supportedB
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(答案→)B
解析：苹果公司CEO乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的节选部分。主要内容是：乔布斯认为“记住你即将死去”是他一生中遇到的最重要箴言。人们的时间有限，所以不要将它们浪费在重复其他人的生活上。不要被其他人喧嚣的观点掩盖你真正的内心的声音。要有勇气去听从直觉和心灵的指示。
【小题1】细节理解题。由第三段的incurable以及…which is doctor’s code for preparing yourself to die可知医生认为作者的病无法医治，所以让他回去安排自己的事情。选B。
【小题2】推理判断题。由第五段To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it可知，作者认为没有人愿意死，但是死亡是我们每个人共同的终点，从来没有人能够逃脱它。选A。
【小题3】推理判断题。最后一段中，作者提到：人们的时间有限，所以不要将它们浪费在重复其他人的生活上。不要被其他人喧嚣的观点掩盖你真正的内心的声音。要有勇气去听从直觉和心灵的指示——它们在某种程度上知道你想要成为什么样子，所以其他的事情都是次要的。选D。
【小题4】猜词题：所在的句子的意思是：记得我要死了是我遇到的最重要的工具可以让我做出最大的决定，encounter是“遇到”，选A